Barlow vs La Center

A side-by-side comparison of Barlow and La Center: population, income, housing, and more.

Barlow and La Center are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

La Center has the higher population (752 vs 508 in Barlow). La Center has the higher median household income ($53,056 vs $30,069 in Barlow). La Center has the higher median home value ($88,600 vs $80,700 in Barlow).

Population, income & housing

	Barlow	La Center
Population	508	752
Median age	31.5 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$30,069	$53,056
Median home value	$80,700	$88,600
Median gross rent	$579	$928
Housing units	313	337
Homeownership rate	54.9%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barlow	La Center
Population	577 → 508 (-12.0%)	925 → 752 (-18.7%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $30,069 (-17.1%)	$39,837 → $53,056 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$72,000 → $80,700 (+12.1%)	$84,400 → $88,600 (+5.0%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $579 (-5.5%)	$919 → $928 (+1.0%)

Barlow

Population

577508

Median household income

$36,250$30,069

Median home value

$72,000$80,700

Median gross rent

$613$579

La Center

Population

925752

Median household income

$39,837$53,056

Median home value

$84,400$88,600

Median gross rent

$919$928

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barlow	La Center
Under 5	12.6%	6.0%
5 to 17	10.8%	17.0%
18 to 24	7.7%	4.3%
25 to 34	20.9%	13.3%
35 to 44	16.3%	10.1%
45 to 54	3.5%	12.0%
55 to 64	14.2%	13.6%
65 to 74	7.7%	16.1%
75 and over	6.3%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barlow	La Center
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	83.6%
Black or African American	6.1%	8.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barlow	La Center
No high school diploma	11.7%	13.9%
High school graduate	40.6%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barlow	La Center
Drove alone	88.1%	79.5%
Carpooled	5.9%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	11.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	3.7%
Other means	1.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barlow	La Center
1-unit, detached	58.5%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	7.4%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.7%	17.8%

Poverty & households

	Barlow	La Center
Poverty rate	31.7%	20.6%
Average household size	2.16	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	21	19
Median year structure built	1974	1975